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2003-12-09 Fifth Column

Womenâs rights in Mideast? How about here in U.S.?

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Posted by Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2003-12-09 1:59:17 PM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 as 80 percent of fourth-grade girls continue to diet

Waitaminnit. Last I heard, people were bitching because American school kids are too fat. Now they're supposed to stop dieting?

Posted by Robert Crawford 2003-12-9 2:09:39 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2003-12-9 2:09:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Nora Ephron came to mind immediately. Barbra Streisand. Those chick flicks aren't directing themselves.

Posted by BH 2003-12-9 2:12:07 PM|| 2003-12-9 2:12:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Leaving out President Clinton and his sexual harrasment and possible rape of numerous women makes this look like a bit like a shrill partisan attack.

Posted by ruprecht 2003-12-9 2:38:23 PM|| 2003-12-9 2:38:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Dina Rabadi is a Jordanian immigrant to America who sounds like she would be happier in Iran. It's a pity she won't actually move there, given the lofty status of the fairer sex in Iran.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2003-12-9 2:58:55 PM|| 2003-12-9 2:58:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Damn, Fred, that's disturbing!

What heinous crime did this poor woman commit? Driving a car? Talking back to her husband? Showing an ankle? Being raped?

Posted by Dar 2003-12-9 3:58:44 PM|| 2003-12-9 3:58:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Dar, I suspect that like her Paleo cousin she was probably raped by her brothers, became pregnant, and then refused to commit suicide. These people boil my blood!

Posted by Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2003-12-9 4:14:00 PM|| 2003-12-9 4:14:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 "Iran, for example, has 14 women in its 270 seat-parliament. Thatâs better representation than women in the U.S. Senate."

???

Female rep in Iran: 14 / 270 ~ 5 %

Female Senators in the US: 13 / 100 ~ 13%

Barbara Boxer (D - CA)
Maria Cantwell (D - WA)
Hillary Clinton (D - NY)
Susan Collins - (R - ME)
Elizabeth Dole (R - NC)
Diane Feinstein (D - CA)
Kay Hutchinson (R - TX)
Mary Landrieu (D - LA)
Barbara Mikulski (D - MD)
Lisa Murkowski (R - AK)
Patty Murray (D - WA)
Olympia Snowe (R - ME)
Debbie Stabenow (D - MI)

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

Where do these f*ing journalists get their cheek ? Do they really think we are so dumb and lazy ?

Posted by Carl in N.H. 2003-12-9 6:02:54 PM|| 2003-12-9 6:02:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Dar, are you talking about the picture? Unfortunately, in all fairness, I think the exact instance was she murdered her husband. Whether that was a justifiable homicide in my eyes, or in yours, I cannot say. Nevertheless, Taliban knew how they saw it.

Posted by Glenn (not Reynolds) 2003-12-9 6:04:24 PM|| 2003-12-9 6:04:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Thatâs better representation than women in the U.S. Senate." ??

Math is so hard.

Posted by Barbie 2003-12-9 6:40:08 PM|| 2003-12-9 6:40:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Iran, for example, has 14 women in its 270 seat-parliament. Thatâs better representation than women in the U.S. Senate.

Don't forget Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) - 14 women Senators

Posted by ab 2003-12-9 6:59:44 PM|| 2003-12-9 6:59:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Even if you fail to count the women in the US Senate that have R's next to their names (just as conservative African Americans are not truly African Americans in the eyes of the left) you come up with 8/100 or 8%.

Posted by ruprecht 2003-12-9 7:26:38 PM|| 2003-12-9 7:26:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 ab: Thanks for the addition. Okay, so maybe we're not dumb or lazy, but I will have to accept sloppy :)

ruprecht: My thoughts exactly, maybe the Inane Jordanian was only counting Dems...

I wonder how many readers of the Bee read that screed, nodding their heads sagely...

Pathetic.

Posted by Carl in NH 2003-12-9 9:46:35 PM|| 2003-12-9 9:46:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Wage myth.Independent studies have repeatedly shown that women are paid pretty equally with men if time worked is factored in.The wage gap exists because women will take substantial time off when having children.This results in a career being several years behind a male of same age.IF anyone starts whining about huge wage gap,ask what job anywhere in US has differ starting pay for males and females.

Posted by Stephen 2003-12-9 10:06:13 PM|| 2003-12-9 10:06:13 PM|| Front Page Top

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